At the general election to be held in November 1974, and every
fourth year thereafter, three (3) members shall be elected. The district
shall be determined by the Board of Canvassers and Registration and
at the general election to be held in November 1976, and every fourth
year thereafter, two (2) members shall be elected from the remaining
two (2) districts, each for a term of four (4) years.

If a vacancy shall occur in the School Committee twelve (12)
months or more prior to the next regular election, a special election
shall be called by the Town Clerk in the manner prescribed by law
to fill such vacancy. If, by the thirtieth day after the vacancy occurs
the Town Clerk shall have failed to call such special election, then
the Board of Canvassers and Registration shall call such election
to fill such vacancy within forty-five (45) days of the date of occurrence
of such vacancy. If such vacancy shall occur less than twelve (12)
months prior to the next regular election. the vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term by the Town Council. The vacancy shall be filled
by a qualified elector from the same district. The vacancy shall be
posted in at least three (3) forms of local media including the Town's
website as well as notifying the local political parties in the town.

A member of the School Committee shall hold no other public
office or employment in the service of the Town of Coventry, the State
of Rhode Island, or of the government of the United States, except
as provided in section 15.01(f).

A member of the School Committee shall not be eligible for appointment
to any paid office in the town during the term for which the member
was elected to the School Committee.

The School Committee shall elect one of its members as chairman,
who shall sign any orders or official papers of the committee, and
shall elect a clerk who, under the direction of the committee, shall
keep a journal of the proceedings of the committee. The clerk need
not be a member of the committee. Either the chairman or the clerk
may be removed at the pleasure of the committee.

The School Committee shall adopt its own rules and order of
business and shall hold at least nine regular meetings in every year,
at such time and place within the town as the committee shall, by
general or special order, fix and determine.

All meetings are to be open to the public, in accordance with
the provisions of state law and section 15.04 of this Charter.

Control school policy. The School Committee shall
determine and control all policies affecting the administration, maintenance
and operation of the public schools. It shall have all the powers
and perform all the duties prescribed by the laws of the state.

Submit budget estimates. The School Committee shall
submit budget estimates to the Town Manager for the manager's
consideration on or before a date to be fixed by the Town Council.
The allocation of amounts appropriated shall be determined by the
School Committee and final action by the Town Council upon the budget
proposals of the School Committee shall relate only to the total amount
thereof.

Buildings and equipment. The School Committee shall
be responsible for the location of school buildings; for the maintenance,
care, control and upkeep of all school buildings and grounds, including
repairs of buildings; and for the proper use of all materials, furniture,
supplies, and equipment now in its possession or which, in the future,
may be acquired.

New buildings and additions. When a new school building
is to be constructed, or an addition made to an existing school building,
or an existing school building is to be extensively remodeled or rebuilt
at a cost of more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00),
the Town Council shall appoint a bipartisan school building committee
of nine (9) members. Two (2) of the members of said committee shall
be members of the School Committee; two (2) shall be members of the
Town Council; and the remaining five (5) members shall be electors
of the town. The Superintendent of Schools and the Town Solicitor
shall serve as ex-officio members of said building committee but shall
not have a vote. A new committee shall be appointed for each new project.

Purchasing. At the request of the School Committee,
the Town Manager may direct the Department of Public Works to perform
work on property within the jurisdiction of the School Committee and
may direct the purchasing agent to purchase materials, supplies, and
equipment specified by the school department for use in the public
schools, the cost of such work, and of such materials, supplies and
equipment to be charged to the school department appropriation.

The School Committee shall cooperate with the Director of Finance
and Town Treasurer in order that they may carry out the duties imposed
upon them by the provisions of Section 10.14 and any other and further
duties which the Town Council may establish.

The School Committee shall annually prepare a complete report
of its finances and its activities. The report shall be a public record
and made available within fourteen (14) days after the end of the
fiscal year. A copy thereof shall be on file and available for inspection
at the office of the School Committee and in the office of the Town
Clerk.

A School Committee member shall forfeit office if the member
(1) lacks, at any time during the term of office, any qualifications
for the office prescribed by this Charter, or by law; (2) violates
any express provision of this Charter; or (3) is convicted of a crime
involving moral turpitude.